OpenTalk

OpenTalk is an open-source video conferencing platform designed for data protection and digital sovereignty. It provides a full-featured meeting experience for organisations, with SaaS hosting in German data centers and a community/enterprise on‑premises distribution for private operation.

Key Features

• WebRTC-based real-time audio/video (LiveKit/RTC components used in the stack) with support for screen sharing and staged media controls.
• Moderator and workshop tools: breakout rooms, subroom audio, talking-stick, prepared polls, audit-proof voting and participant management.
• Persistent features: meeting recording (open .webm format), storage management, streaming and download of recordings.
• Collaboration tools: integrated chat, interactive whiteboard, meeting minutes and Etherpad/space-deck integrations for synchronous work.
• Telephony & SIP support: telephone dial-in and SIP integration for participants without web clients.
• Authentication and identity: Keycloak / OIDC integration for single sign-on and enterprise identity flows.
• Componentised, container-first deployment: provided ot-setup templates use Docker and Docker Compose; uses PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, Redis and S3-compatible object storage for state and media.

Use Cases

• Public sector and education: GDPR-focused remote teaching, council meetings and secure workshops requiring audit-capable voting and logging.
• Business collaboration and workshops: interactive workshops with breakout rooms, whiteboards and synchronized notes for cross-team facilitation.
• Hosted service or private cloud: run as a managed SaaS or deploy via provided setup templates to operate in an organisation's trusted data center.

Limitations and Considerations

• Default community deployment targets single-server/container setups; large-scale, highly available or Kubernetes-based clusters and advanced enterprise features require the Enterprise offering and additional orchestration.
• Keycloak is the primary supported authentication provider in current documentation, which may require additional integration work for organisations using other IdP systems.

OpenTalk combines a modern feature set for meetings and workshops with an open-source, privacy-first architecture. It is intended for organisations that need GDPR-aligned hosting options and the ability to operate or extend the platform within their own infrastructure.